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Table 4 Psychometric properties of GAD-7 translated into Runyoro and Luganda

From: Prevalence of anxiety symptoms in a Ugandan population sample and psychometric properties of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 scale (GAD-7) in Luganda and Runyoro

 

Runyoro

N = 2206

Luganda

N = 1901

1-Factor Confirmatory Factor Analysisa

 Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA)

0.097

0.097

 Comparative Fit Index (CFI)

0.977

0.989

 Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI)

0.966

0.983

Internal Consistency

 Revelle’s omega total

0.85

0.90

 Cronbach’s alpha

0.77

0.84

Concurrent Validityb, r (p-value)

 PHQ-9

0.67 (p < 0.01)

0.71 (p < 0.01)

  1. aRMSEA < 0.1 indicate acceptable, CFI and TLI > 0.9 indicate good model fit
  2. bEstimated with Pearson’s correlation coefficient
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BMC Psychiatry

ISSN: 1471-244X

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